Rhino wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 16:57:Exactly what I was thinking of doing. I kind of ended up the same way as you in BL1, my boredom stemming from it being too easy, as well as repetitive though that bothered me less as I expected it. The two combined, though, was a killer for me.

Seeing as we seem to have similar tastes in that regard then I probably will.

Eh, I'd better ask: are you playing solo or multi, because I'm looking to play this solo.

I didn't care for Borderlands that much but Borderlands 2 was excellent. It pretty much fixed every complaint I had about the first one by adding a lot of character and story to the things that were just sort of there in the first one. It has a great antagonist, a guy you'll really want to kill by the end of the game, and a number of parts that are actually really funny instead of just trying to be.

I'd actually suggest picking up the season pass DLC along with the main game during the sale while it's cheap. The season pass for $10 adds a lot of stuff to the game, and most of it is really well done. I played 80-90% of the game solo and had a great time with it; True Vault Hunter mode on your 2nd play through is much more difficult if you're looking for a real challenge out of it.

Creston wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 15:33:Btw, the FO:NV ultimate edition is currently on sale for 5 bucks. That may genuinely be the most incredible value ever seen. Their four DLCs are pretty decent, and the main game is great. That's an easy 80-100 hours of RPG goodness for 5 bucks.

Creston

Not just FO:NV but the entire FO franchise is 75% off. I picked up FO GOTY for 5$.

nin wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 13:09:BL2 season pass for $10 is a nice deal for folks that don't have it. Only thing I've grabbed so far was Shock 2 for $2.50 this morning...

Also, I'll take any spare card you don't have that I need. Thanks!

Ugh, shoulda known that, I put all mine up for sale for a few pennies. (and sold all of them too, in like minutes. Crazy.)

Creston

Lol, you sure it wasn't a few seconds? Some cards are around 10-15 cents and others are around 20-25, I think it has to do with how many are in the set, or other random factors. But one thing I am sure of, is there are whackos out there with no life and/or a really nice bot setup, playing trading cards like the stock market and buying all the low-priced outliers like yours, then throwing them up at or just under market value. They be rollin' in copper swimming pools, I'm sure...

Well, when I said pennies, I meant like 25 cents and 35 cents. A few of my Grid 2 ones went for two quarters. All in all it was like 3 bucks that I got out of it, which basically paid for the Doom 3 BFG edition, so eh.

It just baffles me that people are apparently genuinely collecting these things.

Rhino wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 16:26:I keep looking at that Borderlands 2 price, remembering that I disliked the first one but then hearing how much better this one supposedly is. Yeah, fine, it's just $10; but it's MY $10 which leaves me hesitant.

I never got far in Bl1, due to boredom, but loved BL2, and have like 170 hours logged. I loved the humor, it felt a lot more colorful than the original, and the story was actually interesting.

Just grab the main game. If you like it, you can get optional stuff later...

Exactly what I was thinking of doing. I kind of ended up the same way as you in BL1, my boredom stemming from it being too easy, as well as repetitive though that bothered me less as I expected it. The two combined, though, was a killer for me.

Seeing as we seem to have similar tastes in that regard then I probably will.

Eh, I'd better ask: are you playing solo or multi, because I'm looking to play this solo.

Rhino wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 16:26:I keep looking at that Borderlands 2 price, remembering that I disliked the first one but then hearing how much better this one supposedly is. Yeah, fine, it's just $10; but it's MY $10 which leaves me hesitant.

I never got far in Bl1, due to boredom, but loved BL2, and have like 170 hours logged. I loved the humor, it felt a lot more colorful than the original, and the story was actually interesting.

Just grab the main game. If you like it, you can get optional stuff later...

Exactly what I was thinking of doing. I kind of ended up the same way as you in BL1, my boredom stemming from it being too easy, as well as repetitive though that bothered me less as I expected it. The two combined, though, was a killer for me.

Seeing as we seem to have similar tastes in that regard then I probably will.

Eh, I'd better ask: are you playing solo or multi, because I'm looking to play this solo.

Rhino wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 16:26:I keep looking at that Borderlands 2 price, remembering that I disliked the first one but then hearing how much better this one supposedly is. Yeah, fine, it's just $10; but it's MY $10 which leaves me hesitant.

I never got far in Bl1, due to boredom, but loved BL2, and have like 170 hours logged. I loved the humor, it felt a lot more colorful than the original, and the story was actually interesting.

Just grab the main game. If you like it, you can get optional stuff later...

I keep looking at that Borderlands 2 price, remembering that I disliked the first one but then hearing how much better this one supposedly is. Yeah, fine, it's just $10; but it's MY $10 which leaves me hesitant.

Creston wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 15:33:Btw, the FO:NV ultimate edition is currently on sale for 5 bucks. That may genuinely be the most incredible value ever seen. Their four DLCs are pretty decent, and the main game is great. That's an easy 80-100 hours of RPG goodness for 5 bucks.

Creston

Not just FO:NV but the entire FO franchise is 75% off. I picked up FO GOTY for 5$.

Another title I greatly enjoy for sheer destruction is Universe Sandbox. There's some kind of relaxation at watching Andromeda smash in to the Milky Way or when you change the gravitation constant.

jacobvandy wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 15:56:Lol, you sure it wasn't a few seconds? Some cards are around 10-15 cents and others are around 20-25, I think it has to do with how many are in the set, or other random factors. But one thing I am sure of, is there are whackos out there with no life and/or a really nice bot setup, playing trading cards like the stock market and buying all the low-priced outliers like yours, then throwing them up at or just under market value. They be rollin' in copper swimming pools, I'm sure...

Eh, I doubt its that easy. Don't forget valve takes 15%, and it usually ends up being 2 cents on the lower priced things. So if the normal price is 15 cents and you buy for 12 cents then resell at the going rate, you make a grand total of 1 cent selling it.

And everytime I clicked an outlier to get (sold a bunch of cards to get some cards for sets I wanted, like hl2 or portal 2), it was gone before I could get it. So someone is competing against like 500 other people trying to buy that stuff too.

Mad Max RW wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 15:19:Grabbed Just Cause 2 for $3 a couple days back and it's pretty good. I'm a little blown away by the size and scope of where you can go and what you can do. It's helping to alleviate my worries about their Mad Max game we'll be seeing a gameplay video of tomorrow.

Just cause 2 is fantastic. One of the most fun shooters I have ever played.

Btw, the FO:NV ultimate edition is currently on sale for 5 bucks. That may genuinely be the most incredible value ever seen. Their four DLCs are pretty decent, and the main game is great. That's an easy 80-100 hours of RPG goodness for 5 bucks.

Creston

Was looking at that one.. I think I can get $5 worth of play out of it

EDIT, well I would argue that picking up X3 TC for $2.50 (which I sank over 400 hours into) was the most incredible value ever... gonna hold off on NV for a few hours and hope that Torchlight 2 @ 75% off wins the vote, then I'll grab both.

nin wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 13:09:BL2 season pass for $10 is a nice deal for folks that don't have it. Only thing I've grabbed so far was Shock 2 for $2.50 this morning...

Also, I'll take any spare card you don't have that I need. Thanks!

Ugh, shoulda known that, I put all mine up for sale for a few pennies. (and sold all of them too, in like minutes. Crazy.)

Creston

Lol, you sure it wasn't a few seconds? Some cards are around 10-15 cents and others are around 20-25, I think it has to do with how many are in the set, or other random factors. But one thing I am sure of, is there are whackos out there with no life and/or a really nice bot setup, playing trading cards like the stock market and buying all the low-priced outliers like yours, then throwing them up at or just under market value. They be rollin' in copper swimming pools, I'm sure...

Mad Max RW wrote on Jul 14, 2013, 15:19:Grabbed Just Cause 2 for $3 a couple days back and it's pretty good. I'm a little blown away by the size and scope of where you can go and what you can do. It's helping to alleviate my worries about their Mad Max game we'll be seeing a gameplay video of tomorrow.

Just cause 2 is fantastic. One of the most fun shooters I have ever played.

Btw, the FO:NV ultimate edition is currently on sale for 5 bucks. That may genuinely be the most incredible value ever seen. Their four DLCs are pretty decent, and the main game is great. That's an easy 80-100 hours of RPG goodness for 5 bucks.

Grabbed Just Cause 2 for $3 a couple days back and it's pretty good. I'm a little blown away by the size and scope of where you can go and what you can do. It's helping to alleviate my worries about their Mad Max game we'll be seeing a gameplay video of tomorrow.